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Why James Hoffmann removed His Review of the Olive Oil-Infused Coffees At Starbucks
A few weeks ago, James Hoffman travelled to a Starbucks in Milan to try the new “oleato” coffees. The oleato drinks are coffee mixed with olive oil. They sound weird, but James seemed to enjoy them. It was a really entertaining review and seemed to be getting tons of views, but James decided to remove […]
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Why I started @NFTtheft, an anonymous Twitter Account that Documented Fraud in the web3 Space.
In late 2020 I was genuinely excited about the crypto-art scene. I had many conversations with other creators about how NFTs could “create digital scarcity”, “prove who created a piece of art”, and “eliminate plagiarism”. I started working on my first NFT project, but as I researched it more, I saw that artists and fans […]
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Ukiyo-E Yo-Yo by Toru Shimizu
I love Ukiyo-E style art and had to share this woodblock print I recently found by Toru Shimizu. The piece is called “Yo-Yo” and was created sometime in the 1980s. 100 of these prints were made. I found this piece via ukiyo-e.org which labels the artist as “Mabuchi Toru”, but I don’t think that’s correct. […]
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Onstage with Crashfaster At DNA Lounge
I had the chance to join Crashfaster onstage at the 11th annual POW event at DNA Lounge. POW is a special showcase that happens each year around the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It features chiptune artists, nerdcore rappers, game designers, and more. Crashfaster performed “Sweetbread”, an older song of mine that originally appeared […]
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